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The Power and the Glory(1963)
Status: Released
Date: 1963-05-31
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Out of Graham Greene's novel that made the world gasp--the drama of a priest who somehow stumbled onto the road to martyrdom
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Based on Graham Greene's novel about a flawed but devoted priest in 1930s Mexico who attempts to perform his duties while eluding a police lieutenant determined to capture him.
Languages: English.
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Movie: The Power and the Glory
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Laurence Olivier
Priest
Julie Harris
Maria (Priest's Mistress)
George C. Scott
Police Lieutenant
Martin Gabel
Chief of Police
Roddy McDowall
Mestizo
Keenan Wynn
Wine Merchant
Patty Duke
Coral
Lou Antonio
Val Avery
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Based on Graham Greene's novel about a flawed but devoted priest in 1930s Mexico who attempts to perform his duties while eluding a police lieutenant determined to capture him.
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1963-05-31
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Out of Graham Greene's novel that made the world gasp--the drama of a priest who somehow stumbled onto the road to martyrdom
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